The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday, postponed this year's T20 World Cup owing to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left the entire sporting calendar in shambles. ICC's decision has paved way for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to host the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) later this year by utilising the window freed up by T20 World Cup.
While fans and cricketers around the world are optimistic of IPL 2020 being held, the ICC's decision to postpone T20 World Cup has not gone down well with former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Rashid Latif. Akhtar and Latif have levelled serious allegations against ICC of deliberately postponing T20 World Cup to accommodate IPL. The duo said they had anticipated the decision much before it was made official.
postponed deliberately for IPL 2020BCCI is all set to conduct Indian Premier League 2020 in the window freed up by T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday, postponed this year's T20 World Cup owing to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left the entire sporting calendar in shambles. ICC's decision has paved way for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to host the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) later this year by utilising the window freed up by T20 World Cup.
While fans and cricketers around the world are optimistic of IPL 2020 being held, the ICC's decision to postpone T20 World Cup has not gone down well with former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Rashid Latif. Akhtar and Latif have levelled serious allegations against ICC of deliberately postponing T20 World Cup to accommodate IPL. The duo said they had anticipated the decision much before it was made official.
The postponement of the T20 World Cup has allowed BCCI to plan for IPL 2020, which is all set to be played in the UAE, as confirmed by the league's Governing Council Chairman Brijesh Patel. BCCI also has a tentative schedule in mind and wants to conduct the tournament between 26 September to 08 November.
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With no T20 World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to lose a big chunk of their revenue this year as Pakistani players are not allowed to play in the IPL. Akhtar claimed Asia Cup and T20 World Cup could have been played this year despite the coronavirus pandemic and indirectly took a dig at BCCI for giving preference to IPL over T20 World Cup.